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The Moon Spun Round: W. B. Yeats for Children

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By (author): W. B. Yeats

Illustrated by: Shona Shirley MacDonald

Bringing the spirit and beauty of Yeatss writing to a whole new young audience!

This sumptuously illustrated book complements the carefully selected works of W.B. Yeats, which include poems, stories, a letter from childhood, and an account of his daughter Annes memories of childhood.

Including unpublished work, this gorgeous book draws on Yeats's preoccupation with magic, fairy lore, place, family and childhood. A mystical and magical tone that pervades the collection will enthral younger readers.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 629g
  • Dimensions: 214 x 280mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Oct 2016
  • Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: Ireland
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 9-11
  • ISBN13: 9781847177384

About W. B. Yeats

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Dr Noreen Doody is a writer and academic who has published extensively on W.B. Yeats and Oscar Wilde. She is a senior lecturer in English Literature and the former head of the Department of English at St Patricks College Drumcondra Dublin. She currently teaches on the MA programme in Childrens Literature in the School of English Dublin City University. Dr Noreen Doody is a writer and academic who has published extensively on W.B. Yeats and Oscar Wilde. She is a senior lecturer in English Literature and the former head of the Department of English at St Patricks College Drumcondra Dublin. She currently teaches on the MA programme in Childrens Literature in the School of English Dublin City University. Shona Shirley Macdonald is an award-winning illustrator/author originally from Scotland and now living by the sea in County Waterford. She studied stop-motion animation at Edinburgh College of Art and now works mainly on childrens books. Her debut picture book The Pooka Party was selected for the IBBY International Honours List and nominated for a CBI Award Irish Book Award and LAI Award. Her illustrated titles include An Féileacán agus an Rí written by Máire Zepf which won the Gradam Réics Carló and The Moon Spun Round: W.B. Yeats for Children edited by Noreen Doody. Her work has been exhibited throughout Ireland in both solo and group shows and internationally at the Bratislava Illustration Biennial.

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